California Sheriffs Deputy Fired for Lying About Sniper Attack
Article from The Hill by Zack Budryk. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who allegedly fabricated a story of being shot by a sniper has been fired, the department announced…
Man Detained for 82 Days for Meth That was Actually Honey
Article from Reason by Billy Binion. Leon Haughton, a legal green card holder from Jamaica who has lived in Maryland for almost 10 years, arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on…
Economists Expose an Unknown Downfall of Socialism
Article from Town Hall by Timothy Meads. In what was probably the most enjoyable book I’ve read on the subject, two economists drink their way through the “unfree world” to…
Michigan Appeals Court Reverses Felony Gun Conviction in Self-Defense Case
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. One year after Siwatu-Salama Ra was convicted of assaulting a woman with a deadly weapon and committing a felony while in possession of a…
Anti-Oil Group Faces BIG Penalties
Article from The Daily Caller by Chris White. A nonprofit company behind efforts to target oil companies over global warming is allegedly skirting Maryland law, leaving the activist group open…
White House Backtracks on Foreign Aid Cuts
Article from The Daily Caller by Mary Margaret Olohan. The White House decided not to move forward with a proposal to cut foreign aid, sources say. Both Democratic and Republican…
Liberal Group Melts Down Over Unlisenced Cosmetologists
Article from Reason by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. You might think that requiring people to pay elite gatekeepers for the right to accept money for their services would be anathema to…
Kamala Harris Promises to Disarm ‘Hate’
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Sen. Kamala Harris (D–Calif.), who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, says that if elected she will push legislation that would authorize federal courts to…
Red Light Cameras: The Quiet Constitutional Violator
Article from The Hill by Joe Barnett. Speed and red-light cameras are the bane of many motorists. A modern idea made possible by technology, they have been installed in at least…
Cops Try and Fail to say Bird Droppings are Cocaine
Article from Town Hall by Timothy Meads. A case out of South Carolina is highlighting the fact once again the drug-testing kits used by local police officers can be wildly…